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Christmas is approaching!  In my own shopping looking for presents this year, I’ve had a hard time finding anything of quality that I want to spend money on.  Knowing that many people probably feel the same way, I’ve decided that since my portrait order queue is full and it’s too late to order anything in the way of portraits (unless it’s a smaller order from a past photo session and for a frame size that I already have in stock), I thought I’d add some value to some of my art pieces that are already my best sellers.

So through the holidays (up through December 31st), the following images will be on sale at BryCoxArt.com.  No promo code is needed, just go to the site, browse around, and see what you like.

These images can also be finished in a custom size for you, sometimes in a less expensive version that isn’t on canvas.  For those options, you need to call me.  But the most common options are in the online store.

My best selling image, ”Snowfall, Salt Lake City,” is an open edition print making it an incredible value and priced much lower than the custom prints.  Normally it’s only $49, but right now it’s $29!

Custom canvases of “The Widow’s Window” and “Direction” are $539 right now.

I have also introduced a new size to the image, “Balance,” making it very affordable at $98 which includes framing.

Finally, my art book, “Impressions of Italia” has been marked down from $130 to $89!

Bry Cox - Mountains	Bry Cox - Snowfall
Bry Cox - Balance	Bry Cox - Direction
Bry Cox - Impressions of Italia	Bry Cox - Widows Window

Orders made in the next few days will be available for Christmas!  Browse around and see what you like and take advantage of the discounts going through December 31st at BryCoxArt.com.  Again, let me know quickly, and I can get it to you for Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone!  Until next time, America!
– Bry

Here’s one of the Christmas orders I’m working on today.  It’s of these two beautiful little sisters, Eva & Saddie.  I first designed up this treo below using the colors from the background and dresses.  It’s a cute series showing each girl individually and then together.

Eva & Saddie

The design of that treo went quickly, and I had time to finish this composite too.  Looking at them now, I love both designs.  This composite really showcases these kids and shows off their happy personalities and inner sparkle.  I really like the flow of the design as well.

Eva & Saddie

I have a lot of really cool orders I’m working on, and may put a few more up later tonight or maybe even tomorrow so that you all can see them.

Until next time, America.
– Bry

I finished Trish’s wedding album the other night, and am really excited for her to come see the design work.  The wedding was held in the White Chapel, across the street from the State Capitol building in Salt Lake City.  All week leading up to the wedding, the weather was crazy and it looked like it was going to rain on the wedding day too.  And there was a little rain in the morning, but the weather couldn’t have turned out better!  I love using weather to create mood in an image and this was a great day for that!

Trish

The reception was then held just down the street at the historic McCune Mansion.  That is such a great location and made for great architecture inside and out to accent the photographs as well as the events of the day.

Below is an album page layout showing two pages up (as if the book was opened to this spread).  This segment shows us out in front of the chapel and then segues to the McCune Mansion with the couple walking down the street.  I have the entire album uploaded as a slideshow for you to see here.

Trish

This next design spread shows the reception near the end, cutting the cake and dancing.  I loved the color and design of the cake and used it as a background behind the other photographs.  It gave this spread just the right accent.

Trish

To see the entire album slideshow, just click here.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!  And until next time, America!
– Bry

I don’t photograph kids with cheesy props, but rather focus on their personality, letting them tell me who they are and what expressions they want to give me.

I love being able see kids grow and change over the years.  The order I’m working on right now is of little Addison.  I first photographed her when she was first born.  Here she is one week old (on the left) and then later at six months old (on the right).  I have a continuous album just for these types of sessions that show your baby growing up over time.

Addison 1

So now for Christmas I created some more images of her at her home.  This one is of her in her backyard.  I love the expression on her face, not to mention the cute little red coat, hat and purse.  Hopefully you notice how well the images are lit and composed, which is not only difficult for adults, but especially for children who are constantly on the move!

Addison 2

Later, she changed outfits and I created the next two images of her in her bedroom.

Addison 3

She is such a cute and beautiful little girl, and so expressive!  I love this one below too, with her hiding behind her crib.  This image is also toned with a little selective color.

Addison 4

Well, that is it for now.  I need to get back to more Christmas orders.  If you need anything for Christmas, now is the time to call!

Until next time, America!
– Bry

I have another wedding album up online, and it is magical!  Courtney came in today to see her final wedding album design.  I love absolutely this!  The wedding was held at the Salt Lake Temple in Utah with the reception at the Bungalow in American Fork.

I uploaded the design as a slideshow today so you can check it out!

Courtney Album Design

By the way, the slideshow shows the album as an open book, with two pages showing at a time, like the image above which came from her design.

I absolutely love this album.  The couple is so happy and their love really shows.  I’m very proud of my work here; the images are fantastic.  I love the colors, the soft lighting, the ambiance, and the entire feeling of the day and album….not to mention that Courtney looks fantastic.  To see some of her bridals, refer back to this blog entry.

Come in to the studio to see this design close-up, or if you’d like me to do a wedding for you, or even just some bridal portraits, then give me a call.

Until next time, America!
– Bry

This last week, one of my coolest jobs was for my good friend, James Conlee.  If you don’t know him, he used to sing on Broadway and now sings and produces many music CDs.  In fact, I think this is the 9th CD I’ve designed for him.

This project was another Wasatch Christmas CD featuring James, my friend Ryan Shupe, and many other local artists.

I feel very honored to have been able to use an incredible painting in the design.  It was painted by another one of our friends also named James….James Christensen.  The painting is called “Evening Angels“ and is absolutely gorgeous.  To check on availability on this and other of his images, check out GreenwichWorkshop.com.

James Christensen - Evening Angels

This is the painting above.  I adapted this painting for the CD design with the artist’s permission, however I won’t post the finished design or cover right now.  I’ll let it be a surprise.  I am very excited about the results and know that you will love it!

As a special gift to my Christmas clients, I will have some copies of this album to give you with your orders.

In conjunction with the CD, James Conlee will be producing his Wasatch Christmas concert this year as well.  More info about the concert will be on the radio and I’ll post info on it too, when I get it.

Until next time, America!
– Bry

Professional Photographer Magazine, the official magazine of the PPA (Professional Photographers of America) has had a contest going.  They asked professional photographers across the country to submit images for a contest — a fight for the cover and a few images inside.  It’s a way to showcase the best images and photographers in the country in a special issue of the magazine that will be coming out.

The magazine received over FIFTY-THOUSAND entries.   They chose only 18 images.  I found out today that my photograph is one of those to be showcased in the magazine’s special November issue.

This image, titled “Woman of Wind” is the portrait that will be showcased in November’s magazine.  You can see more from this photo session on the ’slideshow‘ section of my main website, BryCox.com.

It is quite an honor and I am very excited!  I had no idea that there were so many entries either.  I just got the word and wanted to get this info up on my blog so that you all could share in the excitement. 

Ok.  Now I should head to bed.  Until next time, America!
– Bry

Winning awards year after year is a way of showing you the client, that you will always receive a high level of consistency and quality in the portraits that I create for you.  My entire life is about creating high-quality heirlooms for you down to the tiniest detail, and it is nice to receive awards recognizing that. 

I am very pleased to announce that I won two awards for my album, Angie & Steve which you can see in full right here.

Albums are judged on image quality and design throughout the entire book.  The first award was First Place Master Album.  I then won the Fuji Masterpiece Award for the entire wedding division from this album as well.  This makes a total of 6 total Fuji Masterpiece Awards now in my collection.

My next two images, though they didn’t win first, still did very well.  This image below, won 2nd place Master Portrait…

…and this image won 3rd place Master of Electronic Imaging.  This was in the Electronic Imaging section because the background was completely created in post-production using tools that I sell photographers (available in the Products section of the BryCoxWorkshops.com site).

Even though these images placed 2nd and 3rd (which is very hard in the Master division), I still expected them to do better.  Nevertheless, they go on from here to compete for Regional and National awards where I know they will do extremely well for sure.

This competition was part of the Intermountain Professional Photographer annual convention and print competition.  There are two divisions in the print competition: General for the general photographers, and Masters for Master Photographers.  As a Master, I compete in the Masters division.

Well, that’s it for today.  Until next time, America!
– Bry

This weekend I photographed a fabulous wedding for a bride named Ashley.  Here are some of the images I created for her prior to the wedding.  These images are not just of the bride, but also include the groom — what I call a ‘pre-session.’  The magic is to have these images finished and ready for display at the wedding for all the guests to see.

These next images I created for a panoramic set.  They looked amazing, finished and framed at the wedding.  Without going into why, let me just tell you that these images are very difficult to create, not only to do well.  I am very pleased with the results.  I also designed these images to really show the emotion of the couple, using the horizon and the incredible sky.

And finally, here is a beautiful series of the bride sitting on a really cool old blue truck.  This was one of the bride’s favorite.

Well, that’s it for today.  I’m excited for this cooler weather and for fall to come.  I love creating images this time of year.  If you are new to my site, looking around, and need some incredible photographs, please give me a call.

Until next time, America!
– Bry

I just finished some paintings of some beautiful little children.  As many of my clients know, I offer paintings using my photographs as a reference.  These are usually finished on canvas and look amazing!

Here is one that the client came in to preview today.  She wanted this painting of her daughter to feel like a painting from an old master, and therefore dressed her appropriately.  She also emailed me some samples of paintings that she liked, and I used them as a reference for posing and lighting to create first a photograph that I then used as a reference to create this painting.

Because images are small on the web, I know that you can’t see the brush details that show up on a large wall image.  So below is a crop of the same painting to help show those details.

I love the more abstract feel of the background and draping while the face and skin is very detailed.  I created two paintings for this client and here is the second painting below.

Well, if any of you would like one of these paintings of your children or family or anything else, just let me know.  I love creating these and love to see them all finished, hanging in a home.  They are absolutely stunning!

Until next time, America!
– Bry 

Sometimes people ask me about my slogan,

Invest in Forever. Art is Forever.™

I’ve put it on everything from my website to my business cards for many years now, and sometimes I guess I just assume that the meaning is evident. Nevertheless, here is why I came up with that so many years ago and why it’s become a part of my business.

First of all, comparing prices amongst different photographers can be confusing. It is because the price of art is completely different than anything else out there. Normally when we shop, we look for the best deal. We all do it.

Art is completely different and is priced completely different. Artists charge based on what they are worth and what they put into a piece in terms of quality, materials, time, experience, expertise, and their heart.

The slogan is a reminder to not skimp on what matters. Your wedding portraits, your family portraits, and other timeless memories are heirlooms! They will be worth more and more as time goes on. You should have such amazing images that you love and enjoy them now and for your entire lifetime!

Just this week my parents wanted me to come over to their place. They had brought out all of the old 8mm and Super-8 movies of my sister and I growing up and wanted us to come see them. We went over and when it got dark, we set up the projector and watched some of them — just pieces and snippets of our past in little 3 minute reels.

I saw my early birthday parties, President Reagan coming to Hooper, and many other fun memories. Those movies are priceless! My dad invested in a Super-8 movie camera and projector back when few people had them, and I am so grateful now.

It was fun to see in those movies, the home decorated with photographs taken of me back then by my uncle Alan Gibby — a true master. In fact, one of the very few PPA Master/Craftsman in Utah. We still have those photographs and they put everything else taken at the same time, to shame.

Though I didn’t learn my trade from my uncle, he is the reason that I too am a PPA Master/Craftsman. I wanted to earn those same degrees and have those same national credentials that show clients that I really care about the work I create.

As I said earlier, artists charge based on what they are worth and what they put into a piece in terms of quality, materials, time, experience, expertise, and heart. An incredible photograph is an investment in the future and that’s why I say,
Invest in Forever. Art is Forever.™

Until next time, America!
– Bry